Printing (PNT) at Danville Community College
Distance Learning
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Term
- PNT 95 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - PNT 110 - Survey of Reproduction Processes
- Presents history of printing, job safety, and career opportunities. Evaluates various printing processes including letterpress, offset, gravure, heat transfer, flexographic and screen printing.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - PNT 130 - Applied Math for the Graphics Industry
- Presents math skills as it relates to the graphics industry. Students will develop the computational skills necessary to prepare illustrations and photographs, computer page layouts, calculate paper stock and ink needs.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits - PNT 131 - Principles of Lithography I
- Presents principles of lithography printing, its safety practices and equipment operation. Covers job planning, copy preparation, stripping, presensitized plates, small press operation, ink, paper handling, finishing operations.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits - PNT 135 - Print Imaging
- Introduces the student to graphic imaging as it relates to the printing industry. Includes capturing and reproduction of line art, line copy and continuous tone by conventional and electronic methods. Emphasizes the importance of file formats and resolution.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits - PNT 141 - Printing Applications
- Provides instruction in the production of college-related publications and print shop management. Provides classroom and laboratory experiences in photography, layout and design, copy preparation, presswork, inventory control and production management.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - PNT 142 - Printing Applications II
- Provides instruction in the production of college-related publications and print shop management. Provides classroom and laboratory experiences in photography, layout and design, copy preparation, presswork, inventory control and production management. Part II of II.Lecture 1-2 hour. Laboratory 2-4 hours. Total 3-6 hours per week.
2-3 credits - PNT 190 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - PNT 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - PNT 198 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - PNT 199 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - PNT 211 - Electronic Publishing I
- Teaches principles of typography and graphics, word processing and page layout. Survey of electronic publishing, hardware systems, peripherals, laser printers and imagesetters. Uses microcomputers to achieve a high degree of proficiency in completing a variety of laboratory projects.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: PNT 131; Co-Requisites: PNT 221-222-223 or departmental approval.3 credits - PNT 221 - Layout and Design I
- Analyzes production art necessary to prepare camera-ready copy for photomechanical printing. Teaches basic drawing concepts and techniques with emphasis on design principles, and care and use of instruments. Studies production methods to prepare ruled forms, overlays, bendays, bleeds, two and multicolor forms for advertising and publication work.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - PNT 222 - Layout and Design II
- Analyzes production art necessary to prepare camera-ready copy for photomechanical printing. Teaches basic drawing concepts and techniques with emphasis on design principles, and care and use of instruments. Studies production methods to prepare ruled forms, overlays, bendays, bleeds, two and multicolor forms for advertising and publication work.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - PNT 231 - Lithographic Chemistry
- Introduces chemistry and how it involves the printer. Covers the role of water in lithography, pH of solutions, plate coatings and film emulsions. Studies relationships of paper and ink, emulsification, waterlogging, effect of humidity, and causes and control of static electricity.Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits - PNT 241 - Advanced Printinhg Applications
- Continues PNT 141 to provide additional experience in production and shop management.Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 1-3 hours. Total 3-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits - PNT 245 - Production Planning and Estimating
- Teaches theory and gives experience in planning and quality control for printing production. Includes printing plant supervision and management techniques, organization, maintenance and inventory control systems. Discusses estimating for printing, including job layout, purchasing, pricing and trade customs.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits - PNT 251 - Offset Press Operations I
- Explains procedures for practical operation of offset equipment including adjustments, setup make-ready, and imposition for single-color and multi-color production jobs. Studies feeder registration, printing and delivery systems, roller and blanket problems, ink and dampening problems, and quality control. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits - PNT 260 - Color Separation
- Introduces study of color theories and principles as they apply to process color printing. Provides classroom and laboratory experiences in dot gain, densitometry, creation and manipulation of color images and electronic color separation.3 credits
- PNT 265 - Digital Imaging Applications
- Provides an introduction to the proper use of software for production purposes. Covers design software for page layout and composition, image manipulation and creation, drawing and illustration.Lecture 3 hours, Laboratory 3 hours, Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits - PNT 290 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - PNT 295 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - PNT 297 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - PNT 298 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - PNT 299 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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